| ... Curtain (Hitchcock thriller) |
TORN |
| Aped, copied |
IMITATED |
| Attempting or stretching patience to the limit |
TRYING |
| Bogs, marshes |
SWAMPS |
| Caution, regard for safety |
CARE |
| Drink to slake it |
THIRST |
| Drinking to the health of |
TOASTING |
| Extremely bad, appalling |
ABYSMAL |
| Flower for a strange Maine rug |
GERANIUM |
| Four face cards bearing a picture of a young prince |
KNAVES |
| Frothy bubbles from soap |
LATHER |
| Hand tools for boring holes |
AUGERS |
| Index of shares on the New York Stock Exchange |
DOWJONES |
| Indonesian volcano |
KRAKATOA |
| Intellectuals with ovoid craniums |
EGGHEADS |
| It's boiled for porridge |
OATMEAL |